"Iran now ready to double its Uranium enrichment." - U.N.

Pictured: In January, Iran said it had begun uranium enrichment at the heavily fortified Fordo facility. Enrichment must reach 90% for weapon use.

Iran is ready to double the output at its underground uranium enrichment facility, the UN nuclear watchdog says. A leaked report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there were some 1,400 centrifuges at Fordo and that Iran could soon double the number of them operating to 2,800.

The development is likely to fuel Western suspicions that Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. The government in Tehran insists the nuclear programme is entirely peaceful.

The IAEA also said Iran had produced about 233kg (512lb) of higher-grade enriched uranium since 2010, an increase of 43kg since August. It used 96kg of the 20%-enriched uranium for conversion into fuel for its medical research reactor in Tehran. Experts say it would be difficult to enrich that uranium to 90%, which would be needed for a nuclear bomb.

Nuclear fuel had also been removed from the core of the nuclear reactor at Bushehr without a reason being given by Iran, the IAEA added.

Those other "dangerous countries" haven't pledged to wipe another "off the map".

This comment has been pointing out as in-correct so many times. It was a bad translation of Farsi by the Washington Post, one which they later admitted to. The comment made was closer to demanding a regime change for Israel, wanting the current Netunyahu one gone.

Those other "dangerous countries" haven't pledged to wipe another "off the map".

India versus Pakistan comes to mind here.

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Originally Posted by Istaril

This comment has been pointing out as in-correct so many times. It was a bad translation of Farsi by the Washington Post, one which they later admitted to. The comment made was closer to demanding a regime change for Israel, wanting the current Netunyahu one gone.

Keep repeating lies and they'll eventually become truths like Iraq WMD...

That statement is a myth and pure propaganda. Also Pakistan has been so close to wiping out India many times due to their hatred, nothing is done to stop them though.

That's partly because they already have the bomb so there's little we can do about it. It's also partly because India and Pakistan both having bombs has helped somewhat to reduce the likelihood of a conventional war between the two countries. Finally, I imagine the size and number of big cities in India has something to do with it. Pakistan isn't likely to be able to wipe out everyone in India in one swell foop, like Iran could theoretically do with Israel.

None of those are good reasons for Iran not to get the bomb. I just prefer they don't because I'm against Nuclear Weapons Proliferation in general. The more nuclear materiel out there, the more likely some non-state actor will eventually get their hands on some.

'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

That's partly because they already have the bomb so there's little we can do about it. It's also partly because India and Pakistan both having bombs has helped somewhat to reduce the likelihood of a conventional war between the two countries.

Now imagine if Iran gets nukes wouldn't it reduce the likelihood of a conventional warfare between them and Israel? and wouldn't that save us much trouble?

All Iran's rogue government wants is to keep their dominance over billions of dollar worth of resources (Iran is a rich country in resources), they have no interest in attackin anywhere, this is an important fact

We can't do anything to stop Pakistan from obtaining the bomb. We can stop Iran.

Just because we let it happen once isn't a valid excuse to let it happen again.

No, what you said is that because Iran apparently is sympathetic towards "terrorists", it is problematic for them to obtain a nuke. However, we've got a country who is also sympathetic towards "terrorists" that already have nukes and guess what? nothing happened at all.